We now have a pedestrian road crossing! Please encourage your children to use it and please be aware that with it come parking restrictions that will become clearer as the painting of road markings and signage is complete.

Our Halloween discos last Friday were a big success and thank you to Friends of Appledore School for organising and attending and to school staff who volunteered to attend to ensure the safety of the event. Thank you also to Blak Estate Agents from Bideford for donating the fireworks for our Foundation Stage fireworks night and for a few photos taken on the night please see here.

Please see here for our monthly attendance newsletter which this month includes helpful information regarding how long a child should be off school for specific illnesses.

Assembly this week included remembrance and safeguarding monitoring focused on consent. For both children demonstrated impressive awareness and understanding. Staff received anti-racism training this week.

The PTA would welcome donations of chocolate items for the Chocolate Tombola at our forthcoming Christmas Fair. Please could parents bring in donations to the school office before Friday 6th December. Anything chocolate based would be welcome – small bars of chocolate would be great as well as slightly bigger chocolate products. Please avoid items that obviously contain nuts (I.e. snickers bars)  although we realise most chocolate products seem to contain a nut warning.

Diary dates:

• Online workshop on how to support your child reading at home 2-3pm, 19th November – see here
• Turtles and Dolphins Christmas play, 2pm, Tuesday 10th December, school hall
• Year 1&2 Christmas performance, 2.30pm Monday 9th December and 9.30am Tuesday 10th December, school hall
• Year 3-6 Christmas Service, 2pm, Friday 20th December, St Mary’s Church
• Christmas fair, after school, Friday 13th December in the car park

Have a lovely weekend everybody

Have a good weekend everybody

From Jeremy Cooper and all the children and staff (more…)

Welcome back and we hope you had a good half term. This half term is always a busy one, so please keep an eye on here and your email and texts for notice of events.

FSU fireworks display last night and Halloween discos tonight conclude a busy week.

Dates for the diary:

• Sport, drama and music scholarship application for year 7 entry into West Buckland School deadline 6th November – see here 
• Halloween Disco, Dolphins-Year 2 5-6pm, Year 3-6 6.30-7.30pm, Friday 8th November, school hall. Tickets on sale in the playground after school on Friday
• Wear spots and stripes for Children in Need, Thursday 14th November, a day early due to school photos on official Children in Need day!
• School photos 15th of November. If you want a photo to include siblings who don’t attend Appledore School these photos will be taken 8-9am
• Online workshop on how to support your child reading at home 2-3pm, 19th November – see here
• Year 3-6 Christmas Service, 2pm, Friday 20th December, St Mary’s Church
• Christmas fair, after school, Friday 13th December in the car park

Have a lovely weekend everybody

Have a good weekend.

From Jeremy Cooper and all the children and staff (more…)

Last week it was Key Stage 2 celebrating harvest with you and this week it has been Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. Thank you for your donations that we will be taking to a homeless charity later today.

Another busy week, including school trips for various classes, so please do read the Around the Classes section later in this post to see what has been happening this week in your child’s class.

Cake sale today after school after school on the bottom playground. Please click here to see the poster made by our (newly appointed) cake sales Director of Marketing and Coms. Cake donation to the school office on Friday 25th please. Thank you.

Dates for the diary:

• Multi-sport holiday camp at Atlantic Racquet Centre, Bideford, during October half term – see here
• Messy play for children (and siblings of) with SEND, 1.30-2.30pm 30th October, Bideford Family Centre, Victoria Park, Bideford
• Two Rivers Forest School Halloween stay and play in the woods 31st October  – see here
• Girls only football day camp, 31st October, Barnstaple, see here
• Stories and Fun, 10am-11am Saturday 1st November, Bideford Family Centre, Victoria Park, Bideford
• Sport, drama and music scholarship application for year 7 entry into West Buckland School deadline 6th November – see here 
• Halloween Disco, Dolphins-Year 2 5-6pm, Year 3-6 6.30-7.30pm, Friday 8th November, school hall. Tickets on sale in the playground after school on Friday
• Wear spots and stripes for Children in Need, Thursday 14th November, a day early due to school photos on official Children in Need day!
• School photos 15th of November. If you want a photo to include siblings who don’t attend Appledore School these photos will be taken 8-9am.
• Year 3-6 Christmas Service, afternoon of Friday 20th December, St Mary’s Church (time to be confirmed)
• Christmas fair, after school, Friday 13th December in the car park

Have a lovely weekend everybody

Wishing you all a good half term and we look forward top welcoming you back on Monday 4th November

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